Manure-loader.



No. 760,438. PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

' J. H. BNTREKIN.

MANURE LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED nov. 3. 190a.

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J. H. BNTRBKIN.

MANURE LOADBR.

APPLIOATIOH FILED NOV. 3, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 24, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MANURE-LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,438, dated May 24, 1904.

Application filed November 3, 1903. Serial No. 179,692. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. ENTREKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Craig, in the county of Burt and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Manure-Loaders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to manure-loaders- 27. 0., apparatus for taking manure from the ground and depositing it in wagons; and it has for its general object to provide a manureloader which is simple and inexpensive in construction, and yet highly eflicient in operation.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the left-hand side of the manure-loader constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the right-hand side of the loader. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section, and Fig. I a top plan view, of the same; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the combined scraper and shoe comprised in the loader.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the several views of the drawings, referring to which A is the main frame or body of the improved manure-loader. The said frame or body is by preference made up of inclined side walls a, a cross-bar 6, arranged on and connectedto the lower portions of the side walls, and legs 0, connected to and depending from the upper portions of the side walls.

Bis an aXle mounted in the lower portions of the legs 0 of the body A and bearing traveling wheels (2 and sprocket-wheels e 0, fixed with respect to said traveling wheels.

0 is a transverse roller journaled in the upper portions of the body-walls a and bearing a sprocket-wheel f; D, a transverse roller journaled in the lower portions of the bodywalls a; E, an endless elevator or apron, of.

canvas or other suitable material, mountedon the rollers C D and provided at intervals of its length with transverse toothed strips 9; F, a sprocket-belt mounted on and connecting sprocket-wheel f, and the roller C. It will also be observed that when the upper portion of the body A is arranged to overhang the rear portion of a wagon-body and manure is deposited on the lower portion of the upper stretch of the apron E said apron will operate to elevate the manure and discharge the same into the wagon-body.

G is a toothed cylinder arranged transversely between the body-walls a immediately in rear of the roller D and having trunnions at its ends journaled in said body-walls and also having a sprocket-wheel h on one of said trunnions.

H, Fig. 2, is a shaft journaled in bearings on the body-walls a and bearing a sprocket gear-wheel ,7; K, a shaft also journaled in bearings on the wall a and bearing a spur-gear 71;, intermeshed with the gear j, and a sprocketwheel Z; L, a sprocket-belt mounted on and connecting the sprocket wheel a and the sprocket-wheel a; M, an adjustable tightener for said belt L; N, a sprocket-belt mounted on and connecting the sprocket-wheel l: and the sprocket-wheel it, and P an adjustable tightener for the belt N.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that when the loader is drawn forwardly, as before described, rotary I motion will be transmitted from the sprocket-wheel e to the toothed cylinder through the medium of the belt L, sprocket-wheel a, shaft H, gear j, gear In, shaft K, sprocket-wheel Z, belt N, and sprocket-wheel it; also, that because of the comparative sizes of the sprocket-wheels Z and it the cylinder G will be driven at a high rate of speed.

Q is a combined scraper and shoe, which Comprises a bottom wall 0', toothed at its forward edge, a curved back wall .9, and side Walls 2?. The said scraper and shoe is arranged between the lower portions of the body-walls a to support the same and is pivotally mounted on the trunnions of the cylinder G, so as to adapt it to be adjusted vertically. For the purpose of adjusting and adjustably fixing the scraper and shoe I provide a hand-lever R, fulcrumed on the cross-bar I) and provided with a detent u, a link 7}, connecting the handlever and the back Wall .9 of the scraper and shoe, and a segmental rack w, fixed on the cross-bar b and arranged to be engaged by the detent a.

S S are rolling cutters mounted in the body A and arranged in front of and in al-inement with the side Walls tof the scraper and shoe Q. These cutters have .for their purpose to cut down into a pile of manure, so as to assist the scraper and shoe in taking up manure.

In the practical operation of myinvention the loader is attached to the rear portion-0f the wagon to be loaded and is hauled with the same over the. area from which the manure is to be taken. hen the loader is thus hauled with the wagon, it will be observed that the cutters S will cut into the manure, so as to enable the scraper and shoe Q, to readily take up the same; also, that the rapidly-r0- tating toothed cylinder G Will transfer the manure from the scraper and shoe to the apron E, which will carry it up and discharge it into the wagon-body.

As will be readily seen by reference to Fig.

3, the amount of manure taken up by the scraper andshoe Q may be readily regulated by adjusting the said scraper and shoe. a, depressing its forward end to a greater or less extent.

Notwithstanding the advantages of my improved loader pointed out in the foregoing, it will be observed that the loader is simple and inexpensive in construction, embodies no delicate parts such as are likely to get out of order after a short period of use, is easily operated, and is highly eflicient in operation.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In amanure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, traveling wheels supporting the same, a scraper carried by the frame or body, an endless elevator mounted in the body,

rolling cutters carried by the body, and arranged in advance of the scraper, a toothed cylinder-mounted in'the body, and arranged to transfer manure from the scraper to the endless elevator, and means for driving the elevator and the toothed cylinder.

2. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, traveling wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the frame or'body, a combined scraper and shoe carried by and supporting the rear portion of the frame or body, and arranged to slide on the ground, an endless elevator mounted in the body, means for transferring manure from the combined scraper and shoe to the elevator, and means for driving the elevator and said transferring means.

3. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, traveling wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the frame or body, a combined scraper and shoe pivotally connected to and supporting the rear portion of the frame or body, means for adjustably fixing said scraper and shoe, an endless elevator mounted in the body, means for transferring manure from the combined scraper and shoe to the elevator, and means for driving the elevator and said transferring means. 4. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, traveling Wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the frame or body, a combined scraper and shoe pivotally connected to and supporting the rear portion of the frame or body, means for adjustably fixing said scraper and shoe, rolling cutters carried by the body, and arranged in advance of the combined scraper and shoe, means for transferring manure from the combined scraper and shoe to the elevator, and means for driving the elevator and said transferring means.

5. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, one or more traveling Wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the body, a combined scraper and shoe pivotally connected to and supporting the rear portion of the body, and means for adjustably fixing said scraper and shoe.

6. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, one or more traveling wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the body, a combined scraper and shoe pivotally connected to and supporting the rear portion of the body, a segmental rack fixed on the frame or body, a lever fulcrumed on the frame or body, and having a detent arranged to engage the rack, and a link connection between the combined scraper and shoe and the lever. 1 a

7. In a manure-loader, the combination of a frame or body, one or more traveling wheels carried by and supporting the forward portion of the body, a combined scraper and shoe pivotally connected to and supporting the rear portion of the body, and having a bottom, side and back Walls, means for adjustably fixing the scraper and shoe, and rolling cutters carried by the body, and arranged in front of and in line with the side Walls of the scraper and shoe.

8. In a manure-loader, the combination With the frame or body made up of inclined side Walls and legs depending from the forward portions of said Walls; of an axle mounted in the depending legs of the body and bearing traveling Wheels, a transverse, toothed cylinder mounted in the rear portions of the side Walls of the body, a combined scraper and shoe mounted on the trunnions of said cylinder, means for adjustably fixing the scraper and my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH H. ENTREKIN. Witnesses:

W. L. IRELAND, CHARLES BRUNDRY. 

